Transducer-electrode pair for a catheter
Werneth , et al. March 28, 2
Patent Grant D782686
U.S. patent number D782,686 [Application Number D/475,273] was granted by the patent office on 2017-03-28 for transducer-electrode pair for a catheter. This patent grant is currently assigned to ACUTUS MEDICAL, INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is Acutus Medical, Inc.. Invention is credited to Ricardo David Roman, Christoph Scharf, Randell L. Werneth.
| United States Patent | D782,686 |
| Werneth , et al. | March 28, 2017 |
Transducer-electrode pair for a catheter
Claims
CLAIM An ornamental design for a transducer-electrode pair for a catheter, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Werneth; Randell L. (Boise, ID), Scharf; Christoph (Horgen, CH), Roman; Ricardo David (Chula Vista, CA) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | ACUTUS MEDICAL, INC. (Carlsbad,
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| Family ID: | 49209545 | ||||||||||
| Appl. No.: | D/475,273 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | December 2, 2013 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| PCT/US2013/057579 | Aug 30, 2013 | ||||
| Current U.S. Class: | D24/187 |
| Current CPC Class: | A61B18/1492 20130101; A61B5/6858 20130101; A61B8/12 20130101; A61B5/283 20210101; A61B5/6852 20130101; A61B8/4494 20130101; A61B8/445 20130101; A61B5/287 20210101; A61B5/0036 20180801; A61B5/0205 20130101; A61B18/1815 20130101; A61B5/363 20210101; A61B17/22012 20130101; A61B2018/00577 20130101; A61B18/20 20130101; A61B2018/00351 20130101; A61B5/6859 20130101; A61B2018/00267 20130101; A61B18/02 20130101; A61B2018/1465 20130101; A61B5/0538 20130101; A61B5/065 20130101; A61B2018/0016 20130101; A61B2018/1467 20130101; A61B2034/301 20160201; A61B5/361 20210101; A61B2017/00318 20130101; A61B2018/00839 20130101; A61N1/056 20130101; A61B2018/1475 20130101; A61B2018/00648 20130101; A61B2018/00982 20130101; A61B2562/06 20130101 |
| Current International Class: | 2401 |
| Field of Search: | ;D24/164,167,186-187,200,211,215 ;D10/32,80,104.2 ;D11/3-5,16,38,27 ;D30/152,199,160,155,121 ;D2/865,887 ;D29/122,106 ;600/301,372,382-386,481,529,396 ;381/182 ;439/909 ;D21/707,712 ;D32/29.1 ;D12/608 |
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Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Assistant Examiner: Cavanna; Mark
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Onello & Mello, LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a transducer-electrode pair for a catheter, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a front view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial front view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged partial side view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial rear view of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter of FIG. 1.
The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter that form no part of the claimed design.
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